December 28, 2020 Masha the Fool: A Touching Story about Selfless Love Masha has died in a fire. It would be more appropriate to call her Maria, since she was already in her sixties, when she…
December 27, 2020 What Are the Typical Psalms* and Why Are They Sung during Liturgy? The word “antiphon”, translated from Greek, means “responding with sound to sound”, that is, alternate singing. Such a manner of singing, used since the…
December 26, 2020 Holy Prince Josaphat. Parallels with Gautama Buddha and their Origin On December 2 by old calendar we celebrate the memory of Saints Barlaam and Josaphat, Prince of India. These saints are included in the…
December 26, 2020 Back to the Future: How Modern Chronology Came to Life 318 years ago, Russia was living in the year 7208 from the beginning of time. But nobody knew for sure. Where and when did…
December 25, 2020 Miraculous Intercession from Saint Spyridon of Trymythus It happened on 12 October 1939 at the beginning of World War II. A German submarine sank the Greek steamer “Aris” 175 miles off…
December 25, 2020 Spiritual Testament of the Holy Elder Paisios, Found in Panagouda, His Cell on Mount Athos, after his Death in 1994 On October 20, 1993, Elder Paisios, despite being in great pain, went to the Koutloumousiou Monastery, to which his cell belonged, and greeted hegumen…
December 24, 2020 The Holy Dormition Kiev-Caves Lavra. The Third Inheritance of the Mother of God In our article about the Four Domains of the Most Holy Theotokos we briefly told you the stories of their appearance. What happened in…
December 24, 2020 The History of Everything from before the Beginning till after the End If there is one thing I would change in our unchangeable Orthodox Church, it would be to add an Old Testament reading to Divine…
December 23, 2020 Little-known Constantinople Councils and their Decisions There are many councils in the history of Orthodoxy. Seven of them are called Ecumenical for their indisputable authority for the entire church. Other…
December 23, 2020 Why Does Christ Call Himself the Son of Man? Looking for answers in the church tradition In our exploration of Christ’s reasons, let us be systematic and start with the most obvious things….
December 23, 2020 About St Nicholas, Helping God-seeking Non-believers Discover Christ In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit! We call St Nicholas the great Wonderworker not only because his…
December 23, 2020 “Everyone’s Life Has Its Purpose” In the Gospel of Mark, the Lord explains to the disciples the parable of the sower (see: Mark 4: 10-23). This episode gave me…
